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The Citizen, 2011-08-25, Page 15CUTE AND LOVEABLE BLACK Lab X Collie puppies. Great family dogs. Mother and father can be seen. Ready to go now. $75. 519-523- 4907. 31-tfn VIOLIN LESSONS, ALL AGES. Call Cappy 519-440-2417. 33-2 -------------------------------------------- LARGE SQUARE BALING, ACID application and chopper available. Call Josh at 519-272-5471. 28-6 LAWN AND GARDEN MAIN- tenance, landscape and stone work, flower, shrub and tree planting. Phone 519-523-4907 or 519-530- 8166. 22-tfn -------------------------------------------- CUSTOM BALE WRAPPING, large round and square. Call Adam Braecker, 519-524-0615. 17-24 -------------------------------------------- FAXING SERVICE We can send or receive faxes for you. The Citizen, 404 Queen St., Blyth. Phone 519-523-4792. Fax 519-523-9140. tfn TWO-BEDROOM COTTAGE WITH bunkhouse at Point Clark, includes fully-equipped kitchen, gas barbecue, fire pit, horseshoe pit and much more, close to lighthouse and beach. To find out more or to book your holiday call 519-523-4799 after 6:00 p.m. tfn VENDORS WANTED FOR BLYTH Area Farmers’ Market. Earn up to $500 a week selling your vegetables, fruit, home baking, preserves or crafts, Saturday afternoons until September 3. For more information call Keith at 519-523-4792 (days) or 519-523-9636. tfn -------------------------------------------- CIBC IS COLLECTING DONA- ations of non-perishables, cleaning supplies and paper products for the Town of Goderich. These can be dropped off at Blyth, Brussels, Wingham or Listowel branches. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011. PAGE 15.Classified Advertisements acationpropertiesV Wanted Services ServicesPets Custom Hay & Straw Service Cutting, Baling & Wrapping Buying and selling hay & straw Wanted to rent ~ standing hay ground Blake Cardiff Ethel, Ontario Cell 519-357-8407 or 519-887-9867 Bale ~ 3x3 square bales Individual Wrap ~ 3x3 square bales and large round bales * loader provided BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED Off-leash dog park causes trouble in Seaforth HE supports DJ’s expansion Giving it back After receiving a tremendous amount of support over the years from local Lions clubs and the Lions International Conventions, Bessie Johnston, formerly of the Five-County Pipe Band donated $1,000 to the Brussels Lions Club. Since the band is no longer playing together, former members decided any remaining funds should be returning to their top supporter over the years, the Lions. Jim Armstrong of the Brussels Lions Club was on hand to accept the donation on Aug. 13. (Aislinn Bremner photo) Controversy around an off-leash dog park in Seaforth continued at Huron East Council’s August 16 meeting when Animal Control Officer Bob Trick was in attendance to present his report on the park. Complaints had been reported at the August 2 meeting, resulting in Trick’s attendance at last week’s meeting. The complaints resulted in council imposing the restriction that the park be used only between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. There had been complaints from neighbouring residents that the park was being used at strange hours resulting in noise and general disturbances. Trick reported citizens calling the police, who in turn notified Trick, because people were using the park at 2 a.m., 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Until August 16’s motion had been passed, however, there had been no time restrictions on the park. Initially Mayor Bernie MacLellan proposed that the park could simply be open during daylight hours. Councillor David Blaney, however, said those hours would change by season, and pointed out there could be people in the park until 10 p.m. in the summer, but then they wouldn’t be allowed to be in the park past 5 p.m. in the winter if usage was restricted to daylight hours. Trick agreed that some regulations could help matters, but did not support the discontinuation of the park. He said the off-leash dog park in Goderich is very well-attended and he has received very few complaints associated with the park. “I spoke with a woman who comes from Ripley three nights a week so her dog can socialize with other dogs,” Trick said. “A man from London bought a property in Goderich because of the park. “The park could be an asset and it will bring people to the area.” MacLellan, however, admitted that the neighbours and the users of the park didn’t get off to a good start. “You have to respect your neighbours a little bit too,” MacLellan said. “You want to respect the people that live in the neighbourhood,” MacLellan said. “If you’re waking people up at 6 in the morning on a Sunday, that’s not fair.” MacLellan said the municipality was making an effort to provide a service to local dogowners that wasn’t there before, but that a compromise would need to be reached with the homeowners in the park’s area. “We’re trying to give the community a service that wasn’t there before,” he said, “but not at the cost of the people living there.” By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen A zoning bylaw amendment for a business in the Grey Ward of Huron East was approved by Huron East Council despite not getting the go- ahead from the Huron County Planning Department. At the Aug. 16 meeting of Huron East Council, DJ’s Furniture in Grey asked for the amendment in order to build an improved storefront and an expanded showroom. Because the business is supposed to be secondary to the agricultural business according to the bylaw, there are regulations governing signage and the number of employees the business may have, among other things. And because Sandra Weber of the planning department felt the business was not secondary to a farming operation, she, and the planning department could not support the amendment. Currently the business has seven employees plus the owners. However, in a secondary business, only two employees plus the owners are allowed. While several councillors understood Weber’s position in having to recommend approval based on provincial regulations, many disagreed, saying that not allowing the expansion would be discouraging economic develop- ment. “This should be allowed,” Councillor Bill Siemon said. “If these people wanted to put a wind turbine in the middle of their property, that would have the province’s support on that.” Councillor David Blaney then asked about the property’s agricultural land. Weber said that as a result of the proposed expansion, no additional agricultural land would be taken out of production. While the motion went against the provincial and Huron County regulations, council voted to allow the bylaw amendment in order to encourage economic development in the municipality. By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Morris-Turnberry councilors took the first step, at their Aug. 16 meeting, to make the map of Lowertown Wingham simpler by permanently closing some unopened street allowances. With several of the affected landowners present, council adopted a motion to close six unopened roads. Three street allowances – John, Patrick and Alfred, between West Street and Mary Street and a lane between lots 158 to 162 and lots 183-187 will be closed completely. An unopened part of Kate St. between John and Water Streets and part of the lane between lots 153- 157 and 188-192 has also been closed. Adjacent landowners, who will split portions of the closed streets adjoining their property, will pick up all the costs of the process including surveying, advertising for the notice of closure, and the municipality’s legal costs, as well as their own legal costs. Councillor Neil Warwick asked one of the landowners if he was aware his costs would be more than $8,000 for several properties involved and was informed he knew the cost. Nancy Michie, administrator clerk-treasurer explained that when all the paperwork is completed by Morris-Turnberry’s solicitor, the bill will be sent to the each landowner’s lawyer and the costs must be paid before a deed to the property is issued. Council also approved the closing a small portion of road allowance between lots 10 and 11, Concession One of Morris Ward in the middle of the Wingham Airport, which is owned by the Township of North Huron. In a letter dated July 21, North Huron CAO/Clerk Gary Long said his municipality saw no advantage to assuming this portion of land but Michie said that subsequent visits by North Huron officials to the site satisfied them that the change was to North Huron’s benefit. However North Huron has no money in its 2011 budget for the estimated $2,400 in costs of the transfer. Michie said the current bylaw only closes the allowance. A further bylaw to transfer the land to North Huron will be passed in 2012. M-T closes roads